| Festival of New Trumpet Music 2019 and Dave Douglas present a 17th season of fresh brass music, including a celebration and award performance by trumpeter Jimmy Owens (September 8). From September 3 to 12, FONT Music will inhabit 7 NYC venues including Dizzy’s Club, The Stone at the New School, The Jazz Gallery, Jazz Standard, and Threes Brewing.
Highlights include a new commissioned work by jazz trumpeter Josh Lawrence (September 10 & 11), an homage to Booker Little with Dave Douglas, Riley Mulherkar, and special guest Charles Tolliver (September 4), a new sound collaboration with Sarah Belle Reid and Nate Wooley (September 7), a night of electric trumpet music, and projection featuring Taylor Ho Bynum, Graham Haynes, Ivan Trujillo, Stephanie Richards, Alexandria Smith, and Ikue Mori on visuals, Gileno Santana and Linda Briceño (September 12), a double bill of trumpeters John Raymond and Samantha Boshnack (September 9) at The Jazz Gallery, and a rare performance of Laurie Frink’s work for trumpets and electronics with special guest Dave Ballou (September 3). |
